—How do you like working here?

—_______.To be honest，I miss my former colleagues．

A．I like it here    B．Not so good    C．More than satisfactory    D．very much

 Oh, much smoke here ! Somebody _____ the window, please.

      A. opens         B. open           C. shall open          D. will open

第二部分：阅读理解 （共25小题。 第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题2分； 满分45分）

第一节 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                

One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:

For washing the car ………………………………………………………………$5.00

For making my own bed this week ……………………………………………… $1.00

Going to the provision shop ………………………………………………………$0.50

Playing with little sister……………………………………………………………$0.25

Taking out the rubbish…………………………………………………………… $1.00

Getting a good report card……………………………………………………… ..$5.00

And for sweeping the common corridor…………………………………………..$2.00

Total……………………………………………………………………………… $14.75

His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote :

For nine months I carried you, growing inside me …………………………… No Charge

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you…………………No Charge

For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose ………………………….No Charge

When you add it all up, the full cost of my love………………………………..No Charge

Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill” “All paid.”

41. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Part-time Job                         B. Mother’s Love, No Charge

C. Payment for House Work               D. Greedy Mother

42. The write wrote the passage in order to ___.

A. show that children should be paid for their housework

B. show that children should not be paid for their housework

C. show a clever way of teaching children

D. tell children how to spend their spare time

43. How do you think of the mother in the passage?

A. Clever                     B. Greedy                    C. Cold – hearted        D. Selfish

44. From the last passage we know that____

A. the boy got all the money he wanted

B. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C. the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D. the mother was angry with what the boy said

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

       根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

       Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice．

       71    These selections provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the writer．They also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading．

       Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents．This kind of rapid reading is suitable when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or        

    72   

       Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading．However, in this case the search is more    concentrated．   73    When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning．

       Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understand the total   meaning of the passage．At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author’s ideas    74   ．

       Critical reading demands that a reader makes judgments about what he or she reads．This kind of reedit requires posting and answering questions such as “    75   ”, “Do I share the author’s point of view?” and “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?

       A．Does my own experience support that of the author?

       B．Reader’s Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the world．

       C．but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas．

       D．The book contains many types of selections on a wide variety of topics．

       E ．To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information．

       F．Do I know about the author?

       G．when there is no time to read something carefully．

We are sparing no efforts to create ______ more peaceful and more advanced world, ______place where everyone enjoy his life and freedom．

       A．the；a     B．/；the         C．a；a       D．the；the

 —Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself？

       —No problem．I like ______ when people are open and direct．

       A．that            B．this                 C．it              D．them

Since the beginning of the vacation，I______ across the country，and my next stop is the Wuyi Mountains．

    A．had traveled          B．will travel      C．have been traveling     D．was traveling

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the   37   ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   39  ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there   40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She   41   her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   42   her．I was   43   and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it   44  , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt   45  ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen   46  , but it’s really there．Love is   47  ．” I listened carefully but I   48   her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly   49   seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   50  ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   51   on the country road．

   “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

   “Susan, don’t   52   me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”  53   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

    Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and   54  ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just   55   in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

36．A．keep fit         B．rise early     C．collect money   D．earn money

37．A．romantic        B．magic       C．fantastic        D．attractive

38．A．simple             B．luxurious    C．relaxing        D．easy

39．A．question          B．control       C．reach         D．the question

40．A．feeling            B．quarrel       C．love         D．smile

41．A．bowed             B．shook      C．nodded         D．raised

42．A．harmed            B．injured       C．wounded       D．hurt

43．A．in great surprise                   B．with deep depression

       C．in a great embarrassment          D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．appears           B．comes about C．happens      D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft                      B．strong and durable

       C．thin and cool                        D．hot and hard

46．A．somewhere and sometime            B．more or less

       C．anywhere or anytime                D．here and there

47．A．outside              B．inside         C．faraway            D．nearby

48．A．couldn’t understand B．might know  C．wouldn’t recognize        D．could believe 

49．A．threw up            B．got stuck     C．got sick            D．became disabled

50．A．much surprised      B．quite healthy  C．fairly red          D．very pale 

51．A．jump high           B．walk slowly    C．run fast             D．go hurriedly

52．A．think about          B．talk with     C．laugh at            D．worry about

53．A．Saying              B．Seeing         C．Reading                 D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses         B．gold ring     C．sweet kisses          D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a needle             B．a thread      C．the cloth           D．the cotton

       Dye (染料) can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly. Natural dyes from plant and animal products have been used since ancient times. So this week, we describe a natural way to dye wool.

       There are several methods to put dye onto material. The vat method, for example, can be used to dye wool with onionskins. For this example, use one hundred grams of natural wool. The wool must be clean. Leave it overnight in water and liquid soap. Then wash it with clean water that is a little warm. Gently squeeze out the extra water.

       A solution called a mordant (媒染) is used in the dying process. A mordant helps fix the dye to the material. Traditionally, mordants were found in nature. Wool ash is one example. But chemical mordants such as alum are popular today. Alum is sold in many stores. It is often mixed with cream of tartar, a fine powder commonly used in cooking.

       Mix eight grams of alum with seven grams of cream of tartar in a small amount of hot water. Add the solution to a metal pan of cool water. Next, add the wool and place the mixture over heat. Slowly bring the liquid to eighty-two degrees Celsius. Heat the mixture for forty-five minutes. After it cools, remove the wool and wash it.

       To prepare the dye solution, cover thirty grams of onionskins with water. Use only the dry, brown outer skins. Boil the liquid until the onionskins lose their color, about forty-five minutes. Remove the skins after the dye cools.

       Now it is time to dye the wool. Place the wool into the dye and heat the mixture. Bring it to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to eighty-two degrees. Now heat the dye for about forty-five minutes or until the wool is the desired color. Keep in mind that wet wool looks darker than it is.

       Once the dye cools, remove the wool and wash it. Now the wool is orange or yellow. Or at least it should be.

57. According to the passage, mordants are ________.

A. dyes used in the dying process

B. materials which will be put dye to

C. wood ashes used in the dying process

D. not dyes but play an important role in the dying process

58. Which of the following statements about “natural dyes” is true?

A. They might be cheaper than chemical dyes.

B. They are more expensive than chemical dyes.

C. They have been used for only recent years.

D. They are all made from animal products.

59. As for the vat method, which of the following statements is NOT necessarily needed?

A. Ash.                 B. Water.            C. Mordant.              D. Temperature.

60. Choose the proper order of dying wool:

a. boil the liquid with onionskins.

b. add mordants to a metal pan of cool water.

c. wash the wool with clean water.

d. put the wool into the liquid and heat it

e. heat the mixture and then wash it.

A. c, b, e, a, d        B. e, b, c, d, a     C. b, e, a, d, c              D. a, b, e, c, d

第二节  情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

---- Why didn’t you answer me in the exam just now?

---- Hey, I really don’t like to help you cheat.

----     6   

---- Yes, we are. But that’s nothing to do with good friends or not.

---- Why ?   7      People say “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” I needed your help just now.

---- Well,    8     If I had helped you cheat just now, then I would not be a real friend. If I had helped you, you might be able to pass the exam but you can’t learn anything and you will never try to study hard.

----     9     You know my father will beat me if I can’t pass this exam.

---- Well, if your father beats you then, that should be a good lesson for you.

---- Now I really doubt if you are really my friend or not.

----    10  

---- Good for me? You want me to be beaten by my father?

A.Good friends should know what I mean.

B.I think you should know what I mean.

C.Come on! It’s just an exam.

D.I don’t agree with you.

E.We are good friends, aren’t we?

F.I can’t agree with you more.

G.What I said and did is for your own good.